NORTH LITTLE ROCK — North Little Rock park officials say 101 people have been randomly selected for a goose hunt in a city park.

Thirty-eight military veterans who applied for the Dec. 20-22 hunt at Burns Park automatically qualified. The final 63 hunters — plus 10 alternates — were chosen randomly by computer Wednesday from among 204 applicants.

The City Council last month approved the hunt that was recommended by the city's Parks Commission. Officials hope 130 to 135 of the estimated 200 geese at the park will be killed to improve safety and health conditions.

City Park Ranger Kate Finefield told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette that the hunters will be divided into groups and assigned to designated areas that will be closed to the public.